Novel bisretinoids of human retina are lyso alkyl ether glycerophosphoethanolamine-bearing A2PE species
Bisretinoids are a family of fluorophores that form in photoreceptor cells' outer segments by nonenzymatic reaction of two vitamin A aldehydes (A2) with phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). Bisretinoid fluorophores are the major constituents of the lipofuscin of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) that...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520335318 |